Overweight & Obesity
New research supports intentional weight loss for older adults
The medical community touts the importance of not carrying excess weight, but that has not always been the message delivered to older adults.
Sep 19, 2013
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News tagged with lifestyle intervention
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diabetes study shines spotlight on lifestyle interventions
An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent the costly chronic disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans.
Jan 10, 2012
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Health
Digital and group-based lifestyle counseling to prevent type 2 diabetes found to be effective
People's diet quality improved and their abdominal obesity and insulin resistance decreased in a one-year lifestyle intervention, new findings from the Finnish StopDia study show.
Oct 27, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Despite common obesity gene variants, obese children lose weight after lifestyle changes
Children who are genetically predisposed to overweight by common gene variants can still lose weight by changing their diet and exercise habits. Around 750 overweight or obese children and adolescents undergoing lifestyle ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide prevents diet-induced obesity in mice
The hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is considered obesogenic. In contrast, GIP receptor agonists (GIPRAs) have shown reduced feeding and body weight in an obese mouse model. Therefore, the precise ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Health
Lifestyle intervention is beneficial for most people with type 2 diabetes, but not all
For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle intervention, including weight loss and increased physical activity. While this approach has cardiovascular ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Can childhood obesity be prevented before conception?
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and MetroHealth System researcher, along with Cleveland Clinic's director of metabolic research, have received federal funding to determine if childhood obesity can be ...
Mar 29, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
People with serious mental illnesses can lose weight, study shows
People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression can lose weight and keep it off through a modified lifestyle intervention program, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Diabetes
2 drugs better than 1 to treat youth with type 2 diabetes
A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ...
Apr 29, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds metformin can help manage weight gain side effect of bipolar medications
A new large-scale study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Northwell Health, New York's largest health care provider, found the drug metformin can help prevent or reduce weight gain in youth taking medication ...
Oct 27, 2023
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